If you are a WWII soldier

Sambati? Sounds Italian.

 

yeh it is. sorry spelling mistake its sabati

 

It still sounds Italian.

 

Yeah, really...

 

it is an italian make

 

Going back to topic. I would like to have driven a IS-2. My favourite allied tank.

 

I'll be a Clerk/Nurse/Doctor/Battalion Commander.

 

The first three sound safe enough, but what about that last one? It doesn't seem in line with the other three, being much more of a field task...

I wouldn't be able to stand being a field doctor for long. Not that I can't handle the blood, but the responsibility, the stress and the blood is a bit too much...

 

I can never stand being a doctor.

Its just not my type of work. Id rather be a pioneer with the honor to lead the first squad in an offensive.

 

i'd rather be in the the ranks of the infantry with my friend all around me

 

How safe are captains/majors during combat anyway?

 

i supose it depeng if they lead from the front or how good/well trained the enemies snipers are

 

Artillery can get alot of captains in its grasp. Also , it dpends in what force ur in. A captain in an airforce can fly in a combat mission.

 

Sounds like the Civil War, when many units were formed by men from the same towns. The only problem is, you can't turn your tail and run away from the fight, since everyone will know your tale of cowardice back home. I rather fight with people who I don't know, that case I won't be as depressed if I see them die.
Okay, the worse job for me would definitely be a Kriegsmarine submariner. Over 800 u-boats were lost in WWII and the mortality rate was something like 80%. The worst part is being 200 ft under water and being straddled with depth (a.k.a. death) charges, always fearful of the moment when the terrifying end would come.

 

What about the "Pals batallions" of WW1, formed when whole universities or towns' youth would volunteer at once?

 

I think being a fighter ace would have been what I wanted to be. Like Erich Hartmann, or Rudel!

 

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Unfortunately with the "Pals Battalions" not only did they all volunteer
together, join up together but in many cases they all died together.
This can sadly be seen on many of the WW1 memorials particularly in
(but not only) the Northern towns and villages of England.
Whole streets lost all their men folk a complete generation.
the result of this in WW2 was that in many instances family members were not allowed to serve in the same unit.
Perhaps this thread should have been in the Memorials postings?

 

Speaking of family sibblings serving in the same unit, when the USS Arizona was sunk in pearl harbor, 3 to 4 sets of brothers perished along with the ship.

 

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Did not one american family in WW2 lose eigjt sons?

 

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Sorry, that should have read "eight" sons.